Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Melide today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Melide at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Melide. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 140 | 334 | 567 | 229 | 281 | 385 | 446 | 322 | 315 | 589 | 192 | 44 | 269 | 166 | 118 | 40 | 59 | 39 | 33 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:54AM2.29m | 10:27PM2.11m | 11:06AM2.16m | 11:56PM2.00m | 12:38PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM1.04m | 4:33AM1.14m | 5:33PM1.17m | 6:03AM1.22m | 7:11PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 |
38 | 140 | 17 | 17 | 229 | 281 | 385 | 446 | 322 | 74 | 9 | 192 | 168 | 269 | 166 | 118 | 81 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 |
17 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 8 | 96 | 36 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 |
11 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 24 | — | 21 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
201 | 98 | 334 | 567 | 82 | 178 | — | — | — | 315 | 589 | 101 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 198 | 234 | 199 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 461 | 292 | 195 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 39 |
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